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AI’s impact on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America’s top dictionaries. Amidst the onslaught of content that has swept the web over the past 12 months, Merriam-Webster ...

The editors at US dictionary Merriam-Webster – all of them verified as human beings, not computer-generated simulations – picked "slop" as the 2025 Word of the Year, nodding to a year in which AI and ...

1 p.m. Oct. 31, 2025: This story updated with additional comment. If you’ve spent any time around kids, teenagers or the internet in the last year, you’ve probably heard the phrase 67. Kids randomly ...

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At first, I was sad to see that the linguist team at the Oxford English Dictionary had picked “rage bait” as the Word of the Year. But there’s no doubt it was the right choice. As the wordsmiths ...

In a move that could trigger fits of fury among readers, Oxford University Press — publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary — has picked "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year. The term, which has ...

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The word refers to low-quality content created by generative AI which often contains errors and is not requested by the user. A technology innovation expert says AI slop is "making its way upstream ...

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In a recent news, Cambridge Dictionary has named “parasocial” as its 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting its prominence in discussions about online behaviour and celebrity engagement. The choice is ...

The dictionary pointed to several cultural moments that drove discussion around the term this year. Cambridge Dictionary announced that “parasocial” had been named its word of the year, citing a surge ...